Hello troysigchi-ga
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Well you are not alone in the desire for a large screen.
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/tech/news/jun02/50066.asp
“According to research commissioned by Stanley, overall sales of
televisions last year were down 13% from 2000, but sales of big-screen
TVs rose 12% and wide-screen sets by 266%.”
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THE FEATURES
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http://www.checkbook.org/bargains/prodtext/tvtv.htm
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This gives a detailed account on the items to look for with reference
to absolence
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“Should I hold off on purchasing a new television? Maybe. There is no
pressing reason to delay the purchase of a typical 20-27 inch set if
you need one. If, however, you are considering spending $2,000 or more
on a large screen set, its performance will likely be obsolete before
the end of its usable life expectancy. A decision like this should be
weighed against the investment.
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Will cable work with digital television? Yes and No. Some cable
companies have a long way to go in the conversions needed to transmit
digital signals. Improvements and upgrades are underway. There is also
some reluctance to agree to HDTV transmission. Many cable providers
prefer using lower resolutions to provide more programming channels.
There is legislation pending that will likely clarify this issue over
the coming year.
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Will my VCR still work? Yes and No. Your VCR will continue to work
with a typical analog television and will work with digital
televisions that have an analog input, or special analog to digital
converter. In the long run, VCRs will most likely change to digital or
yield to DVDs, recordable CDs, Minidisc, or some related digital
encoding technology.
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Should I buy a DVD now? Maybe. If you want a DVD player anyway
because of their improved sound and picture capabilities, go ahead and
buy one. Be aware, however, that the current DVDs are not fully
compatible with the standards of digital televisions.
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So, can I just keep my regular set forever, it seems fine to me? No.
Eventually, ostensibly 2006, the regular analog television
broadcasting bandwidth must be returned by the broadcasters to the FCC
for redistribution. At this point, there will no longer be analog
signals available for reception and conventional analog televisions
will become obsolete. The actual date of this occurrence will
certainly be affected by the market acceptance and purchase of digital
televisions.”
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THE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
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CRT / TrinitronTube
http://www.avguide.com/tvs_displays/direct_view.jsp
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Front Projection
http://www.avguide.com/tvs_displays/front_projection.jsp
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Rear Projection
http://www.avguide.com/tvs_displays/rear_projection.jsp
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Plasma
http://www.avguide.com/tvs_displays/flat_panel.jsp
and why they are better
http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmatvreviews/whyplasmatv.html
Will they be outdated?
http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmatv-outdated11.html
Most popular
http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmatv/top10.html
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LCD?
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Tube usually don’t stretch beyond 40” but are more competively priced.
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LARGE SCREEN MATRIX
http://eshop.msn.com/search/results.aspx?catId=2&pcId=110&online=1&sort=review&fld10519=100232
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EGuru’s extensive guide to all the things to know about television
will give you valuable info to feed the decision making process.
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Introduction
http://www.ebuyguru.com/BuyingGuide.asp?articleType=1&categoryID=12&articleID=10
Screen size
http://www.ebuyguru.com/BuyingGuide.asp?articleType=1&categoryID=12&articleID=89
Picture quality
http://www.ebuyguru.com/BuyingGuide.asp?articleType=1&categoryID=12&articleID=91
Audio capability
http://www.ebuyguru.com/BuyingGuide.asp?articleType=1&categoryID=12&articleID=88
Remote control
http://www.ebuyguru.com/BuyingGuide.asp?articleType=1&categoryID=12&articleID=92
Other features
http://www.ebuyguru.com/BuyingGuide.asp?articleType=1&categoryID=12&articleID=93
Checklist
http://www.ebuyguru.com/BuyingGuide.asp?articleType=1&categoryID=12&articleID=55
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CONSUMER OPINIONS
sizes 41” to 50”
http://www.epinions.com/elec-Video-Televisions-All-Size-40_to_50
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Over 50”
http://www.epinions.com/elec-Video-Televisions-All-Size-50_to_500
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POSSIBLE SUGGESTION
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- back projection
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Mitsubishi WS55819
http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/WS55819.html
A glorious eye popping 55” screen seems to have it all for $3000,
has a host of features but namely
Motion-Adaptive 3D-Y/C 480-Line Comb Filters
High-Speed Velocity Scan Modulation (HVSM)
Dual Progressive Scan
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and they promise you their TV will never be left behind which
addresses your concerns with out of date technology in 5 years time.
“Our HD-Upgradeable televisions are designed to support the vast
majority of today' s popular audio/video devices. But we also live in
an era where technology evolves rapidly, particularly with regard to
digital advances. For that reason, we offer an unprecedented
Upgradeability Promise to any customer who purchases a Mitsubishi
HD-Upgradeable TV.
http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/PROMISE.html
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This fufills your requirements
1. between 40" and 60" = YES 55”
2. has good a/v hookups for a modern home entertainment system = YES
3. has a high quality picture for regular TV, digital cable, and DVD =
YES (for back projection)++
4. is well prepared for the coming of HDTV = YES
5. priced between $1500 and $3000 = YES
I don't want to be left with something that doesn't "play well with
others" or leaves me missing out on some cool new look or feature
within the next three to five years. = Guaranteed to be upgradable!
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++ I would check instore for focus, colour, viewing angle, contrast,
illuminance etc to see if you like the image. - Try a demo with a
progressive scan DVD player, I’ve seen a progressive scan image on a
plasma and that blew my socks off, it is so natural looking, the
motion is incredibly smooth, and edges defined. I don’t have personal
experience with it output to a back projection, but I would expect it
to improve quality over standard DVD’s going to an older generation
back projection TV.
Why is progressive scan so hot?
http://www.whatvideotv.com/articles/frame.html?http://www.whatvideotv.com/articles/general/200112_progscan.shtml
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Size matters? It ‘may’ niggle you later if you bought the smaller
sized screen, and you’d wished you had spend the extra on a larger
display... maybe. So you could go BIG straight away and dive in at
55”?
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Plasma offers the highest quality display in my opinion, but costs a
small fortune, and in some cases, it doesn’t even include a TV tuner
or a decent set of speakers! Prices are beyond your budget and so can
be eliminated from the equation. Front projection requires a dim
environment to really show off it’s quality, and doesn’t usually come
with beefy speakers, generally speaking not many people have a
preference to watch their normal TV in this fashion unless they are
watching movies all the time. CRT / Trinitron technology can only go
up to a certain size, usually maxing out at at 40” on a 4:3 aspect
ratio. The Sony KV-40XBR700
http://www.avguide.com/product/Direct_View/TVs_Displays/Sony/KV-40XBR700/1072.jsp
is listed at $3499!
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The best value money in my opinion is a back projection which gives
you the big home cinema real estate screen area.
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You could spend now on a Mitubishi WS55819 type television, and be
offered a certain future proofing by the manufactuer or wait a year or
two for the price of plasmas to become within range of your budget.
The choice is yours, and hopefully there is enough information here
for your to make an informed decision.
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PRICE COMPARISON SITES
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http://www.storescanner.com/cat/TVs.asp
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http://www.price.com/electronics/drill.html?epg=3152&tci=3097
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http://www.pricingcentral.com/best/televisions_tv.html
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http://bizrate.com/features/more_top_sellers__cat_id--11520000.html
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http://www.dealtime.com/GSE/GseWrapCache/1,6902,,00.html?nFormID=86&keyword=televisions&result_id=200&act_kw=television&bKeywordModified=&GSID={E257891B-C575-4272-AC9B-188F827958C6}
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Search strategy:
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://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859
1&q=home+entertainment+big+screens
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http://directory.google.com/Top/Home/Consumer_Information/Electronics/Televisions/
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http://directory.google.com/Top/Shopping/Consumer_Electronics/Home_Theater/Television/?tc=1/
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http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Consumer_Electronics/Home_Theater/
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://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=best+trinitron+tv
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Hope that helps, if you need any clarification, please do not hesitate
to ask.
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Kind regards
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lot-ga |
Clarification of Answer by
lot-ga
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16 Jul 2002 04:31 PDT
Hello,
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The Sony too has plenty of features, but does not have progressive
scan technology or an upgradability path guaranteed by the
manufacturer, Mitsubishi (which was one of your concerns about missing
out on some cool features). Try to get a demo of a progressive scan
output from a progressive scan DVD player, compared to a non
progressive scan image on the Sony and draw your conclusion. The Sony
has a slightly superior horizontal viewing angle of 130 degrees, the
Mitsubishi is 110 degrees.
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At the end of the day the Mitsubishi is a recommendation according to
your criteria, ultimately the best judge is yourself, picture quality
is subjective and you might warm towards a particular design, remote
interface and other features more than another brand. Also perhaps
local availability may be a deciding issue.
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all the best
lot-ga
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